Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)MOWAA works toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. The guiding principle to which it subscribes is to help those men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk.http://www.mowaa.org/

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Family-to-FamilyFamily-to-Family (F-to-F) is a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting families with more to families with less. The program creates a bridge between affluent suburban communities and some of our country's most impoverished areas.http://www.family-to-family.org/index.htm

When you want to get free food from a grocery store or a wearhouse grocery , find out what day of the week they have samples . It is usually the same day every week. My daughter and I got free lunch from a wearhouse club every Friday when we were very low on money and we weren't eligible for food stamps.

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Of course , you can always go to soup kitchens or shelters . Here is a link to places like this , courtesy of a fellow human being , who just happens to be homeless :

"Shelters & Soup Kitchens are the primary topics of this page!" I figured, since I have only stayed in 11 shelters over 5 states and eaten in twice as many soup kitchens, I should add a means on this site for you, the viewers, to locate places in your city or region, feeding the homeless and offering overnite or long-term shelter stay! You will find in this segment, hunger facts, soup kitchen statistics & related headlines, and a map of the United States of America with links to online shelter & feeding organization web sites! "

Many churches have soup kitchens too . Look up the local churches in a phone book in the library .

About the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program began in 1983 with a $50 million federal appropriation. The program was created by Congress to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States and its territories by allocating federal funds for the provision of food and shelter. These are funds in additon to State funds . The chart below lists the organizations by state . If you contact the local person , they should be able to tell you more about getting emergency food.

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In addition to getting free vegetable trimmings from the produce man at the grocery store (and saying it is for a pet potbellied pig named Wilber if you have to save face ),

you can get bakery food if you hit the store right as they are closing and putting their day old items that didn't sell in the garbage

you can get tons of free food on a college campus , by

1. Going to open houses for anything . They have them by department or activity . Just make sure they are open to the public

2. Hanging out outside the cafeteria at a dorm and getting food from a dumpster that hasn't even been unwrapped . I used to work in my dorm when I was in school , and we threw away TONS of food that hadn't been touched.

3. Going to free concerts , art shows , and recitals . Most colleges know that to draw students to these events , they have to provide food !

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Another idea is to go to a pizza place right before closing and see if someone ordered food for take out and never picked it up.

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Try gleaning for food if you live in or even near a rural area. The food left over after the huge harvesting machine is finished in the field could feed a small town !

In need food assistance. Recovering addict and unable to get employment due to my background and old life style. I'm self-employed doing landscaping and odd jobs to afford my apartment and the very few needs in life.
On my free time I attended recovery groups and 12 step programs to keep me grounded in my recovery and path to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

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Do not know what to do-live in a VERY RURAL AREA. Second Harvest of Knoxville is the only place that services this area and it is over 70 miles away.
I emailed them about times I could receive food assistance 3 days ago-they haven't responded.
What do I do now?